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Chris Dawson found guilty of murdering ex-wife Lynette in The Teacher’s Pet trial: as it happened

Former high school teacher Chris Dawson is found guilty of murdering his wife Lynette more than four decades after she was last seen on Sydney’s northern beaches. See how the day unfolded.

ABC News · Aug 29, 2022

More than 30 arrested in Liverpool in crackdown on organised crime

Dozens of people have been arrested as part an organised crime crackdown following a string of shootings and the death of a nine-year-old girl.

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2022

Appeal over Hamzy father, son murder

Police have charged two people after launching an investigation into the killings of Toufik and Salim Hamzy, who were shot in Sydney's west last year.

AAP · Aug 29, 2022

Further raids and car chases as police crack down following murders

Police have said their "relentless" action includes detectives and uniformed officers working round the clock

Liverpool Echo · Aug 29, 2022

Vegan mom gets life in prison for starvation death of son

A vegan woman convicted of murder in the malnutrition death of her young son has been sentenced to life in prison

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2022

The 2014 Sydney murder that led to the dramatic arrest of Comanchero bikie kingpin Tarek Zahed

In 2014, Youssef Assoum was found shot and stabbed just metres from a south-west Sydney hospital. Now, the man who just months ago was clinging to life has been charged with his murder.

ABC News · Aug 29, 2022

Missed warning signs, failings, and lessons learned: What happened during the Parkland massacre

As the sentencing trial continues for Nikolas Cruz, the man who killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018, Rachel Sharp investigates what led up to the massacre and what’s happened since

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2022

A clear case of suicide, not rape and murder, says Madras High Court

Judge did not find any material to suspect foul play in the death of a girl student of a private school in Kallakurichi district

The Hindu · Aug 29, 2022

Judge limits how Alex Murdaugh reviews evidence before trial

A South Carolina judge has sided with prosecutors who asked him to put strict controls on how Alex Murdaugh’s defense can review evidence before the disgraced lawyer’s murder trial in the deaths of his wife and son

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2022

Chris Dawson found guilty of wife's murder

A judge has found Chris Dawson murdered his wife Lyn 40 years ago, rejecting the possibility she abandoned her husband and children to vanish without a trace.

AAP · Aug 29, 2022